MiCA transition ends July 1, 2026: only 14 EU-wide licensed trading platforms

The EU's MiCA transitional period expires on July 1, 2026, after which crypto-asset service providers without a valid license cannot legally access the EU single market. Ahead of the deadline, only 14 firms are authorized to operate a crypto trading platform across the entire EU, while 10 member states have issued no MiCA authorizations. Users may face account migrations or wind-downs, and on regulated EU platforms USDT is effectively blocked while USDC remains compliant.